Mantra 7
Sukta 4
आज्यं बिभर्ति घृतमस्य रेतः साहस्रः पोषस्तमु यज्ञमाहुः । इन्द्रस्य रूपमृषभो वसानः सो अस्मान् देवाः शिव ऐतु दत्तः
ā́jyaṃ bibharti ghṛtám asyá rétaḥ sāhasráḥ póṣas tám u yajñám āhuḥ | índrasya rūpám ṛṣabhó vásānaḥ só asmā́n devā́ḥ śivá étu dattáḥ
The ājya bears ghee as its seed: thousandfold nourishment—so, indeed, they call that a sacrifice. Wearing Indra’s form, a bull, may he—bestowed—come to us, O Gods, auspicious.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (to be verified via anukramaṇī for 9.4).
Devata: Indra (as vigor-form) and the sacrificial potency (yajña/poṣa personified)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (verification needed).
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